Vectors and Pest Control

NEHA Vector Program Committee

Mission

To be a resource for environmental health professionals and NEHA leadership dedicated to developing resources, programs and fostering improved vector control programs to protect public health.

Description 

NEHA’s Vector Program Committee is comprised of experts working in partnership to provide outcomes in the following priority areas:

  • Identification and recommendations related to resource gaps, needs of the profession, and emerging issues.
  • Identification of best practices, successes, and challenges for environmental health professionals in vector programs.
  • Guidance, input, and participation in the development of vector resources and projects.
  • Promotion and dissemination of NEHA-related-related and committee-developed materials and resources.

Membership

NEHA's Vector Program Committee is comprised of local, state, federal, and industry professionals with environmental health and data expertise.

COMMITTEE APPLICATION

The deadline to submit applications is June 10, 2022.

Highlights

Here are a few of the recent activities and products that the committee has developed.

EH Topics: 
Vectors and Pest Control

Enhancing Environmental Health Knowledge (EEK): Vectors and Public Health Pests Virtual Conference

The EEK Virtual Conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental health professionals to help them respond to events of public health concern as well as bring professionals together in a unique virtual environment for the purpose of exchanging information and discovering new solutions to issues in vectors and public health pests. 

Dates: May 15-16, 2018

Cost of Attendance: Free

The deadline for abstract submissions is March 21st, 2018.

EEK: Vectors & Public Health Pests Virtual Conference 2018

EEK: Vectors & Public Health Pests Virtual Conference 2018 Logo

Thank You for Attending! 

NEHA would like to thank you for attending the second Enhancing Environmental Health Knowledge (EEK): Vectors and Public Health Pests Virtual Conference on May 15 – 16, 2018.  

You may continue to view recorded EEK presentations on the NEHA Learning Management System.  

 

Thank you to the following partners for exhibiting at EEK: 

  • ABC Home and Commercial Services
  • American Mosquito Control Association 
  • American Public Health Association 
  • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Esri: GIS Mapping Software, Spatial Data Analytics & Location Platform
  • National Pest Management Association QualityPro 
  • Public Health Foundation 
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
  • The Western Integrated Pest Management Center
  • Vector Disease Control International 
EH Topics: 
Vectors and Pest Control

2018 Vector Control Summit

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to be hosting the 2018 Vector Control Summit, to be held March 13 – 15 in Orlando, Florida! The event, titled “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity” will provide training, education,
peer-to-peer learning, and other capacity-building activities targeted for local vector control organizations. The event is FREE, but space is limited. 

Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure not to miss out on this valuable opportunity!

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